Early Hershey's chocolates were wrapped in foil with a branded paper label overtop, but today, they are no longer, and there ...

Though the art and architecture of the fair were mostly destroyed, as was intended, its curious cultural legacy was not.

This elevated railway, which brought visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893, is one of the city’s oldest. As part of a sprawling network operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), ...

The story shines a light into a dark corner of Australian history.

The Kentucky Exposition Center has taken another major step in its renovation and expansion project as approximately 300,000 square feet of contiguous land, formerly under lease, has been ...

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For World's Columbian Exposition Catalogue Status Research in Progress Description Draped figure of a woman seated on a stool, seen from below, turned half-way toward left. Across knee a folio, to ...

Northern Trust is one of Chicago's most storied companies. Its colorful back story includes building a makeshift branch that handled the banking needs of vendors and attendees at the Columbian ...

Northern Trust is one of Chicago’s most storied companies. Its colorful back story includes building a makeshift branch that handled the banking needs of vendors and attendees at the Columbian ...

A captive balloon and Ferris wheel are at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. (Library of Congress) ...

1893: Visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago got to ride the debut of the first Ferris wheel, which was designed by George W. Ferris.